Alemeth

In the Hebrew Bible, Alemeth was:

One of the nine sons of Becher, the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).
One of the sons of Jehoadah, or Jarah, son of Ahaz (1 Chronicles 8:36).
A sacerdotal city of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 6:60), called also Almon (Joshua 21:18), now Almit, a mile north-east of the ancient Anathoth.

The word alemeth means covering.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "^{article name needed}". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons.

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